How Medication-Assisted Treatment Can Help Opioid Addiction
When people become dependent on opioids, they feel sick when there are no opioids in the body. This sickness is known as withdrawal. Along with intense cravings, withdrawal is a hallmark of opioid addiction, and the two combined can make recovery especially difficult.
How medication-assisted treatment can help a person
- Reduce cravings and withdrawal.
- Helps to stop constantly thinking about the problem drug.
- Allows the person to focus on returning to a healthy lifestyle.
Misunderstandings About Medication-Assisted Treatment
Some people in treatment programs for addiction, or who are seeking help through a 12-step program, may be told that medication-assisted treatment is simply substituting one addictive drug for another. This is not true.
Taking medication for opioid addiction is like taking medication for any other chronic disease, such as diabetes or asthma. When it is used according to the doctor’s instructions, the medication will not create a new addiction.
- Short & Long Term Detoxification
- Individual Counseling
- Medical Examinations
- Screening and Assessment
- Suboxone Maintenance
- Vivitrol Maintenance
- Partial Hospitalization
- Intensive Outpatient
- Group Counseling
- Case Management
- Community Education
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